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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 712 · 40 questions
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Word tip (Flip the meaning): Think of the word’s meaning, then flip it to the other end: full ↔ empty. A word that is just different (hot and fast) is not an opposite. “but” in a sentence often signals an opposite: “An elephant is big, but an ant is small.”

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  1. 1.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) early (b) sad (c) wet (d) light
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) wet (b) fast (c) loud (d) old
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) slow (b) sad (c) dry (d) full
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) last (c) hot (d) tall
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) eat (c) sing (d) pull
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) early (b) bottom (c) wet (d) sad
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) jump (b) lose (c) sing (d) eat
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) loud (d) tall
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) hot (b) late (c) full (d) short
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) asleep (d) tall
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) short (d) early
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) empty (d) loud
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) weak (c) wet (d) loud
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) wet (b) early (c) poor (d) tall
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) cold (b) tall (c) empty (d) early
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) far (c) wet (d) sad
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) cousin (b) teacher (c) farmer (d) enemy
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) down (b) in (c) cold (d) dry
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) cold (b) empty (c) wet (d) fast
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) short (c) wet (d) hot
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) soft (b) short (c) late (d) clean
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) above (b) late (c) sad (d) dry
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) heavy (c) sweet (d) wet
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) sleep (d) pull
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) stone (b) tree (c) boy (d) cloud
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) full (b) fast (c) dry (d) hot
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) slow (c) big (d) wet
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hot (b) hard (c) slow (d) short
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) morning (c) night (d) school
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) cold (b) short (c) dry (d) awake
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) stop (d) cry
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) dry (b) quiet (c) strong (d) late
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) big (b) slow (c) dry (d) sad
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) jump (d) close
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) tall (c) wet (d) out
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) loud (c) tall (d) young
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) early (b) weak (c) loud (d) wet
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) friend (b) doctor (c) driver (d) farmer
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) hot (d) sad
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) cold (b) fast (c) soft (d) tall

Answer key

  1. light
  2. old
  3. slow
  4. last
  5. pull
  6. bottom
  7. lose
  8. small
  9. hot
  10. asleep
  11. short
  12. empty
  13. weak
  14. poor
  15. cold
  16. far
  17. enemy
  18. in
  19. fast
  20. short
  21. clean
  22. above
  23. heavy
  24. pull
  25. boy
  26. dry
  27. slow
  28. hard
  29. night
  30. awake
  31. stop
  32. strong
  33. big
  34. close
  35. out
  36. young
  37. weak
  38. friend
  39. hot
  40. soft

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